Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-24

exist and TO the national government t'
remedy this injustice.
Rs,olrsd, That this Convention recon
= meuds that IN the nomination OF candidates
for Congress and the State Senate the nom
nations be made either directly by the peo
pie AZ the primary elections, or where tha
! Is not deemed practicable by district con
ventious composed OF delegates elected by
the people, representation to be provided
on fair and equitable basis, but each elcc
ton district TO have 81 least one delegate.
Rs,Olrsf, That the Republican party il
ia Convention assembled, extend To ths
Hon. William +. Gladstone, Hon. Charles
, : tswart ParneIl and their associates its pro-
found sympathy and hearty concurrence in
their great and earnest efforts TO secure "a
the pcopl-Iot Ireland independence and lib
erty ot action for themselves in political al
. fairs and their struggle TO obtain free gov
erumeut and We bid them cheerful GOdspeed
their great work Of humanity
Rsr1l-sf, That we commend the conduct
of previous campaigns by Hon Thomas V
Cooper and recommend that be again be
appointed Chairman Of the Republican
State Committee.
/ Upon the adoption Of the platform
I General Hastings presented to the
convention Senator Cooper the de-
voted chairman of the Republican
State Committee.
Senator Cooper was received with
/ cheers and said that he would only
respond 70 the conventions kind
greeting by thanking the delegates
for their confidence in him and their
I generous support
THE. CANDIDATES.
uoS. HENRY WARREN WILLIAMS
The Hon. Henry Warren Williams,
who has been nominated for Judge
Of the Supreme Court to fill the va
cancy created by the death of chief
| Justice Mercur, was born IN Susque-
hanna county, Pa, on July Both, 1880.
I He began the study of law IN the
early part Of 1852 N Montrose county
under the preceptorship of the Hon.
/ f. b Chase, He continued his stud
/ les later IN the office of the Honorable
John w GUERNSEY, of TiOga cOun-
| tv- In 1865 he was appointed Judge
in the Fourth District by Governor
Curtin after eleven years Of contin-
uous practice in his profession, In the
same wear he was elected for n full
term of ten years. In 1871 he was
elected President Judge in place of
Hon Robert c. White. whose term
tEon eEpired.aud was reelected in
1851. The district originally consist
ed Of the counties Of Tioga, Potter,
Mexican. Cameron and LycomIng.
but since the adoption of the Con
stltution Of 1874 it has consisted of
the county Of Ti0ga alone. Judge
Williams was the last Chief Justice
Mercus chief competitor for the
nomination for supreme Judge in
1872, and he has several times since
been pressed bv the Northern coun- .
ties for place on the highest Iudic- I
iul tribunal Of the State.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM Z HART.
Captain William B. Hart, who re
reived the nomination for State
was born iu Montgomery
county, March u. 1912. He attend
FL the common schools of that day.
md at fourteen years Of age went to
work on u farm. Here he remained
until he was seventeen. when he was
for four years to learn
the brick laying trade. His apprcn-
.Iceship had not been served when
the war Of the rebellion began, but
be enlisted. In 1851 As private
in Company +, Fish Pennsylvania
Y Volunteers, for three years. He
served with gallautry IN the South
and West, participating IN all the
battles IN which his command was en-
gagged His qualities and soldierly !
bearing attracted the attention of
General Hartranft, who recommend /
ed him in a highly iattering manner
20 Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, Secretary OF
War, for appointment as Assistant
General Of Volunteers with the rank
Of Captain. Upon this recommen-
datIou, and after passing a credltable
examination, he was immediately ap-
pointed and served WITH General
Hlrtranfts permanent command
until the close of the war. beIngImUs
tered out of service as a volunteer
officer under War Department orders
dated Sept 10, 1865 In February,
1867 Capt. Hart received an ap-
pomtmeut to a clerkship in the Penn
sylvania State Treasury Department
was promoted to the responsible po-
sitiOn of Cashier in 1871, succeeding
the Honorable Thomas Nicholson,
whose confidence and friendship Cap
tain Hart enioved to the end of his
| predecessors life. He remained in
the State Treasury until it passed
into Democratic control by the cleo
ton of Noyes in 1877. Captain Hart
was made the Republican candidate
for State Treasurer IN that year by
unanimous vote of the convention
/ Noyes was elected by a plurality oi
only 2,S2T vo.es. For several years
past Captain Hart served as Secre
tary to the Huntingdon Penitentary
Commission.